London-based vintage fashion archive offering curated research.
Explore over 30,000 museum-quality garments, textiles and objects through private research appointments curated specifically for your collection. Trusted by luxury fashion houses, creative directors and design teams worldwide.
Curated research, pulled to brief.
Founded in 2016 by creative consultants Dean Thomas and Cristina Rivadulla-Rey, the 18.01LONDON archive consists of an evolving, hand-curated collection of rare and directional garments, textiles, accessories, and objects from across the globe.
Every appointment at 18.01LONDON is built around your collection. Before you arrive, we research your brief, curate archive pieces into a focused edit, and transform our space into an immersive research environment. Instead of searching endlessly across books, museums and the internet, your team can study exceptional vintage garments, construction techniques, textiles and details—all in one place.
Available to hire to industry professionals.
By Appointment only.
We are a fashion archive that partners with the world’s leading fashion houses, offering curated research and design inspiration across womenswear, menswear, knitwear, accessories, textiles, surface innovation, books and printed materials. 18.01LONDON exists to elevate narrative and nuance in every collection. We believe that walking into the archive should feel like an immersive experience. Like a 3d version of your moodboard, so we hand curate the archive space for each appointment. This ensures each experience is unique.
Every season we welcome design teams from leading luxury brands to research:
• Womenswear • Menswear • Knitwear • Accessories • Textile Innovation • Surface Development • Colour • Construction • Embellishment • Historical References
18.01LONDON X Beyond Noise
For the Beyond Noise Oracle series, founders Dean & Cristina delved into their journey, sharing how the archive has blossomed to house over 30,000 pieces. They also shed light on our approach of creating personalized research experiences for design teams.
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Please get in touch to enquire about archive research availability.